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grosswitch's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
megj23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse
ari_angelus's review against another edition
4.25
this was good. i think i enjoyed aphordite better. a solid 4.25 stars
Minor: Death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment
sadie_g's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Rape, Death, and Domestic abuse
brokenbodybitch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
nosmallthing's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Grief, Body shaming, and Rape
skylar_cr_wolf's review against another edition
4.5
“I refuse to make myself small enough
to fit into the cramped box
of your desire.”
As the title suggests, the poetry is heavily inspired by Artemis, the Greek goddess and twin sister of Apollo. However, I think - and it’s totally fair to correct me here - it’s also about people’s experience, especially those who identify or had identified as female before. Despite me being an enby, I still feel the fear, the pressure and all those emotions when I was raised as a girl. Things have happened. Things still happen and the anger which is also expressed in those poems how you have to keep shut, close your eyes— I felt it in the core of myself.
This book will shake you but honestly, it’s great. I liked being reminded how mighty you actually are.
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Misogyny
abception's review against another edition
4.5
Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It is a poetry collection that I have found myself returning to ever since I read it, even though I only first read it a few months ago. In retrospect, it absolutely is one of my favourite poetry collections, and Artemis absolutely continues that legacy, if not surpasses it. Do yourself a favour and pick up Mateer's work.
It hurts to rip open wounds
and reset bones.
It hurts to dig around inside
and see what's going on.
It hurts to realize how deeply
you have betrayed yourself over the years.
Healing will never be convenient.
Minor: Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, and Rape
notabookseller's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
scaredykatbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This was beautiful. I loved it just as much as Aphrodite Made Me Do It. It means so much that the author includes content warnings right at the start, especially since so much of her work deals with trauma and SA. This is poetry for the queer, wild, strange woman/ femme aligned who have had enough of being held down, subdued, forced to obey. The use of the art and the way the author intertwines modern day and mythology in an devotional way is so unique. This is poetry about hurting, healing, survival. Fighting back, reclaiming yourself. Finding the wild and feral parts of yourself and nurturing them. Empowerment and rage intertwined.
This collection also felt even more imbued with magic and witchy elements.
I can't wait to see what Trista Mateer releases next.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse